INDUCTION OF LABOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does induction of labor mean? 

• INDUCTION OF LABOR (noun)
  The noun INDUCTION OF LABOR has 1 sense:

1. (obstetrics) inducing the childbirth process artificially by administering oxytocin or by puncturing the amniotic sac

  Familiarity information: INDUCTION OF LABOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INDUCTION OF LABOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(obstetrics) inducing the childbirth process artificially by administering oxytocin or by puncturing the amniotic sac

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("induction of labor" is a kind of...):

induction (the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time))

Domain category:

midwifery; OB; obstetrics; tocology (the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother)